An almirah is sold at ₹ 5225 after allowing a discount of 5%. Find its marked price.
₹ 5000
₹ 5500
₹ 4500
₹ 6000
Let the marked price be x Selling Price = ₹ 5225
⇒5225=x−5% of x
⇒ 5225=0.95x
⇒ x=5500
Hence, the marked price of almirah is ₹ 5500
An Almirah is sold at Rs. 5225 after allowing a discount of 5%. Find its marked price.
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An almirah is sold at rs. 5225 after allowing a discount of 5%. Find it's marked price.
Solution:
According to the information given,
x>5225
5225= 5% of x
5225= 0.95 x
x= 5500
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